Test matches

1959 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

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Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	S Ramadhin	15.0	9	10	2	0.66	West Indies	v Pakistan	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959	Test # 471
🥈 2	RR Lindwall	17.0	10	14	1	0.82	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	04 Dec 1959	Test # 481
🥉 3	KD Mackay	19.0	12	16	1	0.84	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
4	KD Mackay	45.0	27	42	6	0.93	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
4	JC Laker	8.0	3	10	2	0.93	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
6	GF Rorke	18.1	7	23	3	0.95	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
7	R Illingworth	16.0	10	16	2	1.00	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
8	MJ Horton	19.0	11	20	-	1.05	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
9	R Benaud	39.3	26	42	4	1.06	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
10	PR Umrigar	25.0	11	27	4	1.08	India	v Australia	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
10	AE Moss	12.0	7	13	-	1.08	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
12	GS Sobers	40.0	24	45	-	1.12	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
13	AK Davidson	14.0	5	16	-	1.14	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
14	GAR Lock	26.0	15	31	5	1.19	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
15	ER Dexter	19.0	8	23	3	1.21	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
16	T Greenhough	29.0	11	36	2	1.24	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
17	ES Atkinson	12.0	8	15	3	1.25	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
17	LF Kline	12.0	6	15	1	1.25	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
19	JB Mortimore	21.0	10	27	1	1.28	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
20	AE Moss	23.0	10	30	2	1.30	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
21	AK Davidson	12.0	3	21	1	1.31	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
22	OG Smith	27.0	14	36	2	1.33	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
22	LR Gibbs	12.0	5	16	1	1.33	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
24	Nasim-ul-Ghani	25.0	16	34	1	1.36	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
24	AE Moss	22.0	11	30	2	1.36	England	v India	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
26	AE Moss	24.0	11	33	2	1.37	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
27	Shujauddin	13.0	7	18	3	1.38	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
28	KD Mackay	10.0	5	14	-	1.40	Australia	v India	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
29	FS Trueman	17.0	6	24	4	1.41	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
29	GAR Lock	20.3	12	29	2	1.41	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
31	GS Sobers	18.1	8	26	4	1.43	West Indies	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
31	KD Mackay	11.0	2	21	-	1.43	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
33	JB Statham	16.3	6	24	2	1.45	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
33	Surendranath	51.3	25	75	5	1.45	India	v England	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
35	JB Statham	21.0	10	31	5	1.47	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
35	AK Davidson	33.0	11	65	1	1.47	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
37	R Illingworth	29.0	10	43	1	1.48	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
38	ER Dexter	16.0	7	24	2	1.50	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
39	AK Davidson	8.3	3	17	2	1.52	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
40	MJ Horton	15.4	7	24	2	1.53	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
40	Surendranath	30.0	17	46	3	1.53	India	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
40	AK Davidson	20.1	7	31	5	1.53	Australia	v India	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
43	FS Trueman	18.0	3	37	1	1.54	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
43	CG Borde	22.0	11	34	1	1.54	India	v West Indies	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465
45	GAR Lock	11.0	4	23	-	1.56	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
46	LR Gibbs	21.0	8	33	1	1.57	West Indies	v Pakistan	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959	Test # 471
46	AK Davidson	14.0	9	22	3	1.57	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
48	Fazal Mahmood	22.0	9	35	4	1.59	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
49	AK Davidson	35.0	9	56	-	1.60	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
49	Nasim-ul-Ghani	10.0	2	16	-	1.60	Pakistan	v Australia	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
49	Fazal Mahmood	10.0	5	16	-	1.60	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	04 Dec 1959	Test # 481
52	R Illingworth	39.0	13	63	1	1.61	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
52	AK Davidson	57.3	23	93	7	1.61	Australia	v India	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
54	FH Tyson	14.0	4	23	3	1.64	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
54	FH Tyson	14.0	6	23	2	1.64	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
56	R Benaud	46.0	18	76	5	1.65	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
57	RG Nadkarni	28.0	14	47	1	1.67	India	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
58	R Benaud	54.4	22	92	2	1.68	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
58	JB Statham	16.0	6	27	2	1.68	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
60	RG Nadkarni	28.1	15	48	2	1.70	India	v England	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
60	LF Kline	44.0	21	75	7	1.70	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
60	T Greenhough	18.1	8	31	2	1.70	England	v India	Lord's	18 Jun 1959	Test # 475
63	GF Rorke	34.0	7	78	2	1.72	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
63	Saeed Ahmed	11.0	1	19	1	1.72	Pakistan	v West Indies	Lahore	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
65	T Greenhough	27.0	12	47	2	1.74	England	v India	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
65	JC Laker	46.0	9	107	5	1.74	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
67	LF Kline	24.0	12	42	4	1.75	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
68	AK Davidson	23.5	7	42	4	1.76	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
68	FS Trueman	26.0	12	46	3	1.76	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	Test # 472
70	JW Burke	11.0	3	26	2	1.77	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
70	KD Mackay	32.4	11	58	2	1.77	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	04 Dec 1959	Test # 481
72	KD Mackay	8.0	3	19	1	1.78	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
73	JB Mortimore	16.0	6	29	1	1.81	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
73	R Benaud	38.0	10	69	4	1.81	Australia	v Pakistan	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
73	JB Mortimore	22.0	8	40	1	1.81	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
76	PR Umrigar	24.0	8	44	-	1.83	India	v England	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
76	Fazal Mahmood	18.3	9	34	6	1.83	Pakistan	v West Indies	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959	Test # 471
78	R Benaud	26.0	13	48	1	1.84	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	04 Dec 1959	Test # 481
79	R Benaud	33.4	10	83	5	1.85	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
80	S Ramadhin	22.0	9	41	-	1.86	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	26 Mar 1959	Test # 473
80	R Benaud	49.5	17	93	5	1.86	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	04 Dec 1959	Test # 481
82	GAR Lock	28.2	13	53	6	1.87	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
82	JR Reid	18.1	9	34	3	1.87	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	27 Feb 1959	Test # 470
82	FS Trueman	24.0	9	45	4	1.87	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
85	R Benaud	17.0	5	43	4	1.89	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
86	WW Hall	30.0	7	57	3	1.90	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469
86	ES Atkinson	22.0	9	42	4	1.90	West Indies	v Pakistan	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959	Test # 471
88	S Ramadhin	23.3	6	45	3	1.91	West Indies	v Pakistan	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959	Test # 471
89	JM Patel	35.5	16	69	9	1.92	India	v Australia	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
89	RR Lindwall	14.0	2	36	1	1.92	Australia	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
89	JB Mortimore	18.4	6	36	3	1.92	England	v India	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
92	JB Statham	23.5	11	46	2	1.93	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
92	FS Trueman	15.0	4	29	1	1.93	England	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
94	FS Trueman	22.3	10	44	2	1.95	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Jun 1959	Test # 474
95	KD Mackay	27.0	8	53	1	1.96	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	04 Dec 1959	Test # 481
96	Fazal Mahmood	35.5	11	71	5	1.98	Pakistan	v Australia	Dhaka	13 Nov 1959	Test # 479
97	I Meckiff	22.0	4	44	-	2.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1959	Test # 480
97	FS Trueman	15.0	6	30	3	2.00	England	v India	Leeds	02 Jul 1959	Test # 476
99	RR Lindwall	26.0	6	70	2	2.01	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
100	GS Ramchand	22.0	5	45	1	2.04	India	v West Indies	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465

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